Unit 7 Cognition

Unit 7 Cognition

9th - 12th Grade

35 Qs

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Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.1.1F, L.2.1E

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Experts in a given field prefer heuristics to algorithms because heuristics:

Guarantee solutions to problems
Prevent mental sets
Often save time
Prevent fixation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Confirmation bias refers to the tendency to:

Allow preexisting beliefs to distort logical reasoning
Cling to one’s initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited
Search randomly through alternative solutions when problem solving
Look for information that is consistent with one’s beliefs

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A strategy in which the likelihood of an event is estimated on the basis of how easily other instances of the event are available in memory is called the:

Availability heuristic
Availability algorithm
Representativeness heuristic
Representativeness algorithm

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring, retaining, and using knowledge is:

Cognition
Learning
Perception
Sensation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A dessert recipe that gives you the ingredients, their amounts and the steps to follow is an example of a(n):

Prototype
Algorithm
Heuristic
Mental set

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Stockbrokers often believe that their own expertise will enable them to select stocks that will outperform the market average. This belief best illustrates:

The representativeness heuristic
The framing effect
Overconfidence
Belief perseverance

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A prototype is a:

Step-by-step procedure for solving problems
Mental grouping of similar objects, events or people
Best example of a particular category
Simple thinking strategy for solving problems efficiently

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